The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BATHE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Get in hot water, say crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BATHE | 100 % | 5 |
Why may BATHE be the right solution?
"Get in hot water" is an idiom that means to get into trouble. "Say" is a signal that the answer is a verb. "Bathe" is a verb that means to wash oneself in a tub or shower, which is a way of getting in hot water. Therefore, "bathe" is the right solution.
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Crossword Answer definitions
BATHE noun- The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
- To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
- To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
- To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
- To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
- (transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround.
- To sunbathe.
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